net

Meaning

Adv

not

Noun

net

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nɛt/

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”) + *aiw- (“ever”) + *wihtą (“thing”).

Sentences

De oerlêst foar de bewenners is net te dwaan .

The inconvenience to the residents is not to be done.

Dat lêste siet ik wol oer yn en ek net in lyts bytsje.

The last one I was in and not a little bit.

De bern kinne oan aktiviteiten meidwaan, mar it is net ferplicht.

The children can participate in activities, but it is not compulsory.

Dat is yn dit gefal absolút net wier .

That is absolutely not true in this case.

Wat men net berikke kin , moat men stean litte.

What one cannot achieve, one must leave.

Ik bin net benaud foar de takomst, al sjoch ik it wol swart yn .

I am not afraid of the future, although I do see it as bleak.

Op ien skonk kinne jo net stean .

You cannot stand on one leg.

Op dat mêd binne de grinzen noch lang net berikt.

In this area, the limits have not yet been reached.